2004 Mustangs vs. Lenoir City B

Mustangs 30 - Lenoir City B 8

Photos by Jammie Graves
Article by Jeff McQueen

Scoring Summary
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Mustangs	8	8	6	8	30
LC B Team	0	0	8	0	8

This was the game everyone talked about for weeks. What if L.C. “B” comes in here undefeated and 7-0? Well the dream match-up was exactly that… two undefeated teams battling it out for first place in the conference standings. As things turned out, it was a little anticlimactical as the outcome of the game was never in question.

The Panthers kicked-off, the football was fielded by #23 Wade “Sweetness” Plemons, he handed off to #7 Eric “Brillo Pad” Newman on a reverse. Newman scooted up field for a 25 yard return. First and 10 Mustangs, with the ball on the Panther 38-yard line. On the first offensive play from scrimmage, #22 Nick Brown (of “Team Brown”) ripped off a 38-yard touchdown scamper! Brown would also add the 2-point conversion. Eight to zip, ‘Stangs. That was basically it; Loudon would score in each of the following three periods of play. Brown would score his second touchdown in the second quarter, a two yarder. Plemons used the bootleg to score from the three yard line late in the third stanza. With 1:38 left in the game, #30 Trey “The Train” Townson finished off the scoring with a one yard blast. Our guests scored in the third quarter against our second team defense.

The ‘Stang defense forced two turnovers: #22 Nick Brown intercepted a pass and returned it 24 yards and #21 Trey Horton hustled down and recovered an on-sides kick. Your Mustangs offense turned these turnovers into points, and played down hill all afternoon. Tallying 38 rushes for 176 yards, four touchdowns, and three 2-point conversions powered the victory. Quarterback, #23 Wade “Sweetness” Plemons passed for 25 yards to #80 Cody “The Eagle” Choate. The Mustangs (8-0) are the only team in the conference to have clinched a playoff spot. #5 Chad Nabors and #75 Cody Bluford had good games for the visiting Panthers.

Stats:
• #23 Wade Plemons: (9) rushes for 64 yds and (1) TD, threw (1) completion for 25 yds, and (2) tackles
• #22 Nick Brown (of “Team Brown”): (19) carries for 101 yds, (2) TD’s, (2) 2-pt. convs, (2) tackles, & an INT returned 24 yds
• #30 Trey “The Train” Townson: (6) carries for 16 yds and (1) TD; (2) tackles
• #39 Caleb Russell: (2) carries for 2 yds
• #7 Eric “Rubberband Man” Newman: (1) carry for -10 yds, (1) K-O return for 25 yds, and (2) tackles
• #80 Cody “The Eagle” Choate: caught a 25 yd pass
• #21 Trey Horton: (3) tackles & recovered an on-sides kick
• #55 Cody Crass: (2) tackles
• #54 Luke Newman: (2) tackles
• #34 Mathew Kiser: (2) tackles
• #9 Dusty Williams: (2) tackles
• #86 Miss Hannah J. Kiser: (1) tackle
• #31 Noah Maples: (1) tackle
• #59 Daron “Big D” Stachowitz: (1) tackle
• #27 Samuel Eldridge: (2) tackles
• #83 Taylor “The Brewster” Watson: (1) tackle